LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

dactylifer

dactylifer (feminine dactylifera, neuter dactyliferum)
Classical[dakˈty.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[dakˈtiː.li.fer]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivebearing long dates or grapes, or fingerlike objects

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
dactylifer
dactyliferadactyliferum
genitivedactyliferīdactyliferaedactyliferī
dativedactyliferōdactyliferaedactyliferō
accusativedactyliferumdactyliferamdactyliferum
ablativedactyliferōdactyliferādactyliferō
vocativedactyliferdactyliferadactyliferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedactyliferīdactyliferaedactylifera
genitivedactyliferōrumdactyliferārumdactyliferōrum
dativedactyliferīsdactyliferīsdactyliferīs
accusativedactyliferōsdactyliferāsdactylifera
ablativedactyliferīsdactyliferīsdactyliferīs
vocativedactyliferīdactyliferaedactylifera

Origins

New Latin; from dactylus (“finger, long date or grape”) + -fer (“bearing”).

Quick answers

What does dactylifer mean in Latin?
dactylifer, a adjective, means “bearing long dates or grapes, or fingerlike objects”.
How do you pronounce dactylifer?
In classical Latin, [dakˈty.lɪ.fɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dakˈtiː.li.fer].